THE USE OF THE

THE USE OF THE
NATIONAL TENNIS RATING PROGRAM
AND
NTRP COMPUTER RATINGS
IN THE
USTA LEAGUE TENNIS PROGRAM
The National Tennis Rating Program is the official system for determining the levels
of competition for the USTA League Tennis Program. The USTA NTRP Computer
Rating System assigns ratings based on play in the local league and at championship
level during the current league year.
1. The National Tennis Rating Program (NTRP) Guidelines define the
characteristics of the various NTRP skill levels.
2. The USTA NTRP Computer Rating System is the official system to
determine computer ratings for players throughout the country who
participate in the USTA League Tennis Program. It is a mathematical
system that assigns computer ratings to players by direct and indirect
comparison of match results obtained from USTA League Tennis, select
NTRP tournaments and the Open and Adult/Senior Age Division
tournaments.
3. A computer- derived rating is valid for two (2) years for individuals 60 years
of age and older prior to or during the championship year and for three (3)
years for all others, or until another computer rating is generated.
4. Players with a computer rating must enter at that rating or higher.
5. Players in the USTA League Tennis Program without a computer rating
must self-rate in accordance with the NTRP Guidelines. Factors such as a
player’s on-court performance, tennis background and any additional
information should be considered in the self-rating decision. When players
are rating themselves, if they question at which level they should play, they
should place themselves in the higher NTRP level of play.
Note: Players who are good athletes or intend to spend a great deal of
time taking lessons and practicing should be aware that their
improvement may be significant enough to surpass their original self-
rating by the time they reach the end of the local league season or
championship level. To avoid NTRP disqualification, these players
should enter at a higher level of play at the beginning of the local
league season.
6. Players without a computer rating are required to declare a self-rating on
TennisLink when entering the program regardless of the NTRP level they
enter. They begin to generate a dynamic rating after their first
match with a computer rated player.
7. In the USTA League Tennis- Adult and Senior division, dynamic ratings will
be calculated at regular intervals for all participants during local league
competition, at the end of the local league season and either during or at the
end of area and section championship.
8. At USTA League Tennis- Adult/Senior national championships, players will
continue to generate dynamic ratings through their last match played.
9. After the USTA League Tennis- Adult and Senior national championships,
benchmark and year-end computer ratings will be calculated using USTA
NTRP Computer Rating System Procedures approved by the USTA League
Tennis Committee.
10. In the mixed doubles division, computer ratings will be calculated for
participants who play in that division exclusively. Year-end ratings will be
based on final dynamic rating generated from local league and championship
level competition.